The Rise of the Chimera
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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4.3 • 10.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2019
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
From ancient stories of shapeshifters to works of fiction like "The Island of Dr. Moreau", humanity has always been fascinating with the line between people and non-human animals -- but modern technology may finally allow us to create real-life chimeras. In fact, it already has. The only question here is how far scientists have actually gone in this regard (and whether that's something they don't want us to know).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm David Eagleman. I have a new podcast called Inner Cosmos on I Heart. I'm going to explore |
| 0:06.8 | the relationship between our brains and our experiences by tackling unusual questions. Like, |
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| 0:27.4 | On the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:33.0 | Last season, millions tuned into the betrayal podcast to hear a shocking story of deception. |
| 0:38.1 | I'm Andrea Gunning, and now we're sharing an all-new story of betrayal. |
| 0:43.3 | Ashley Litten was helping her husband set up a business fanmail account when she discovered a |
| 0:47.5 | terrible secret. I saw a hidden folder and I opened it with the help that I just see. |
| 0:54.4 | Listen to season two of betrayal on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your |
| 1:01.2 | podcasts. Between April 1971 and September 1972, six young black girls were snatched off the streets |
| 1:10.1 | in Washington, D.C. This child was laying on the side of the road. The person said, I murdered |
| 1:16.3 | your daughter. The killer believed that he may have been seen. I will admit the others when you |
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| 1:28.8 | Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. From UFOs to psychic powers and government |
| 1:36.1 | conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the stuff |
| 1:43.1 | they don't want you to know. A production of I Heart Radio's How Stuff Works. |
| 1:57.4 | Hello, welcome back to the show. My name is Matt. No, we'll not be joining us today, |
| 2:02.0 | but he is here in spirit. They call me Ben and you're joined as always with our super producer, |
| 2:07.2 | Paul Mission Control Deck, and most importantly, you are you. You are here. That makes this stuff. |
| 2:13.6 | They don't want you to know. Before we do our usual check-in, we have a special announcement. |
| 2:20.9 | Happy birthday, Mike. Yeah, Mr. Mike Wolf, where belated, I believe your birthday was Tuesday. |
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